Senior Teaching Assistant
Nurse Seekers
- Whitehaven, Cumbria
- £30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To develop outstanding communication systems between external providers for SEMH, Curriculum areas and Teaching and support staff.
- To advise TA Keyworkers on support strategies and next step targets for identified students, including writing and evaluating action plans.
- To develop links between external specialists, referring and organising and disseminating, as necessary specialist assessments.
- To act as a Principal Keyworker to coordinate communication regarding individual student needs ensuring changes and additions to support strategies are cascaded efficiently to relevant teaching and support staff.
- To monitor, record and evaluate progress of identified cohort (at least termly), reporting outcomes to the Team Leader, Lead Teacher and SENCO using tracking template, learning action plans and Passports.
- Supervise and provide particular support for students with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
- Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Use specialist skills, training and experience to deliver and monitor individual programmes, reporting to other Principal Keyworkers and Learning Support Assistant Team Leader as appropriate.
- To advise the teaching staff on the individual needs of particular students
- Monitor and evaluate student’s responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives.
- Implement agreed learning activities/ teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses
- To abide by the SEND policies and procedures
- NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or NVQ Level 3 Childcare in Education or other qualification or experience deemed to be equivalent.
- Additional qualification/ training for social, emotional and mental health needs.
- English and Maths GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent.
- Additional qualification relating to SEMH or a proven track record of successful working with SEMH difficulties.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of the practices and procedures within education relating to the welfare, safety and education of pupils.
- A minimum of 2 years recent, relevant experience, which demonstrates the post holder has applied a wide range of strategies supporting pupils in and out of the classroom setting.
- Competitive Salary
- Competitive Annual Leave
- Professional Development
- Be part of the Schools journey to establish themsel
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